Hot Courts
Cost: $10 Members Only
Feel free to correct me if the use of the word, "scrum," is a hideous malapproprism or oxymoron when it's employed to announce an MTA event that as we all know, is typically very amiable with maybe a moderately competitive tinge. However, as those of you who have participated in these guys-only tournaments can attest to, when the testosterone level of the players starts rising as it inevitably does, the fierceness of the contestants can become rugby-like in its intensity.
Please forgive me for what may seem to the more psychologically sophisticated readers of this article as a slightly deranged opening paragraph but I am currently experiencing intense tennis-playing addiction withdrawal symptoms that may be disrupting my usually highly lucid thought processes. Until approximately 10 days ago, I was indulging in this highly pernicious and habit-forming behavior pattern as frequently as 6 days per week but I then boarded an airplane bound for Bangkok, and am proud to assert that I have maintained the tennis equivalent of sobriety since my arrival. I started this article in a waiting lounge at the Yangon, Myanmar International Airport, completing a 7 day trip to Myanmar. I've now resumed writing the article in my hotel in Bangkok.
If the rest of this article contains any objectionable material, kindly give me some slack as I only slept about 4 hours last night - I awoke at 5:45 AM, wolfed down the hotel breakfast buffet, and scurried to a sports bar to watch the Super Bowl game which, if you're a Denver Broncos fan or wagered on them like I foolishly did, was an utterly dismal experience
I will be in Thailand and also Sri Lanka for approximately 3 weeks, and will be back in the Golden State on February 21st. In addition to abstaining from tennis, let me assure any of you who are prone to worry about such matters, that I have not and will not do anything during my brief sojourn in Southeast Asia that would besmirch the pristine reputation of MTA.
I wouldn't be surprised if by now you're muttering, when is this joker going to can the boring travelogue minutiae and the pathetic lamentation about the consequences of his sports gambling addiction, and get to the meat and potatoes of the event announcement? Alright already, here it is in a nutshell
The tournament will be held on Saturday, March 22nd, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Mills College; as the courts are reserved for an earlier tournament that may not be completed by 2:30 PM, it is not a certainty that any courts will be available for warm-up prior to the commencement time for our event.
As usual, MTA will provide the balls and beverages but you should bring your own water plus haute cuisine quality, or for you guys who are culinarily challenged, minimally palatable food to share with your partner and your adversaries
Although this is a competitive event, there is no minimum playing level requirement. Please arrange to register as a team, if possible. If you want to play in the tournament but don't have a partner, I welcome the challenge of matching you with an astrologically compatible partner, and solemnly pledge to move heaven and earth to do so; e- mail your request for assistance in finding a partner to me, and be sure to include your date, time, and place of birth as I need this info to construct your natal horoscope.
Cost: $10 per person (members only)
Grab a gender partner that will make your team mixed, and join us Sunday, April 27th, at Mills College, 9:00 warm ups, 9:30 drop-dead exact start time (are you listening you-know-who?) and done by noonish. Please plan on staying to the conclusion of the tourney.
Depending on the number of entrants, we will have flights that work their way to a logical conclusion of ranking for the 2014 MTA Mixed Doubles Ladder ...perhaps. Only guarantee is that there will be lots of tennis!
Bring food to share, everything from morning starters to lunchish protein and goodies. Sign up by Thursday, February 27, on Eventbrite. Both team members need to register and declare their partners.
Go Teams!
Cost: $10 per person (members only)
We hope that you can join us for these very popular summertime Friday evenings at Davie tennis stadium!
· Tennis (social, rotating doubles) from 6-9 pm (4 games and a tie-breaker; change partners each time; let those on bye come in; no winner)
· Food (banh mi sandwiches) provided at 7:45pm (eat on the steps, bench, chair, or on the couch inside if the weather’s chilly)
· Fun – ping-pong, foosball, socializing, hanging out with friends, meeting new folks
Feel free to stay for all 3 hours, or come a little later or leave a little bit earlier – it’s a relaxed, do-as-you want Friday night!
The cost is only $15 per person, and this includes dinner. Or, if this is your first-ever MTA event (and you are not yet a member), please join us as our guest (free!) – we’re hopeful that once you see how much fun you have, you’ll want to join!
Questions? Contact: Susan Goodman
TGIF Tennis Social #2
We hope that you can join us for these very popular summertime Friday evenings at Davie tennis stadium!
· Tennis (social, rotating doubles) from 6-9 pm (4 games and a tie-breaker; change partners each time; let those on bye come in; no winner)
· Food (light supper tbd) provided at 7:45pm (eat on the steps, bench, chair, or on the couch inside if the weather’s chilly)
· Fun – ping-pong, foosball, socializing, hanging out with friends, meeting new folks
Feel free to stay for all 3 hours, or come a little later or leave a little bit earlier – it’s a relaxed, do-as-you want Friday night!
The cost is only $15 per person, and this includes dinner. Or, if this is your first-ever MTA event (and you are not yet a member), please join us as our guest (free!) – we’re hopeful that once you see how much fun you have, you’ll want to join!
Questions? Contact: Susan Goodman
TGIF Tennis Social #3
We hope that you can join us for these very popular summertime Friday evenings at Davie tennis stadium!
· Tennis (social, rotating doubles) from 6-9 pm (4 games and a tie-breaker; change partners each time; let those on bye come in; no winner)
· Food (light supper tbd) provided at 7:45pm (eat on the steps, bench, chair, or on the couch inside if the weather’s chilly)
· Fun – ping-pong, foosball, socializing, hanging out with friends, meeting new folks
Feel free to stay for all 3 hours, or come a little later or leave a little bit earlier – it’s a relaxed, do-as-you want Friday night!
The cost is only $15 per person, and this includes dinner. Or, if this is your first-ever MTA event (and you are not yet a member), please join us as our guest (free!) – we’re hopeful that once you see how much fun you have, you’ll want to join!
Questions? Contact: Susan Goodman
TGIF Tennis Social #4
We hope that you can join us for these very popular summertime Friday evenings at Davie tennis stadium!
· Tennis (social, rotating doubles) from 6-9 pm (4 games and a tie-breaker; change partners each time; let those on bye come in; no winner)
· Food (light supper tbd) provided at 7:45pm (eat on the steps, bench, chair, or on the couch inside if the weather’s chilly)
· Fun – ping-pong, foosball, socializing, hanging out with friends, meeting new folks
Feel free to stay for all 3 hours, or come a little later or leave a little bit earlier – it’s a relaxed, do-as-you want Friday night!
The cost is only $15 per person, and this includes dinner. Or, if this is your first-ever MTA event (and you are not yet a member), please join us as our guest (free!) – we’re hopeful that once you see how much fun you have, you’ll want to join!
Questions? Contact: Susan Goodman
TGIF Tennis Social #5
We hope that you can join us for these very popular summertime Friday evenings at Davie tennis stadium!
· Tennis (social, rotating doubles) from 6-9 pm (4 games and a tie-breaker; change partners each time; let those on bye come in; no winner)
· Food (light supper tbd) provided at 7:45pm (eat on the steps, bench, chair, or on the couch inside if the weather’s chilly)
· Fun – ping-pong, foosball, socializing, hanging out with friends, meeting new folks
Feel free to stay for all 3 hours, or come a little later or leave a little bit earlier – it’s a relaxed, do-as-you want Friday night!
The cost is only $15 per person, and this includes dinner. Or, if this is your first-ever MTA event (and you are not yet a member), please join us as our guest (free!) – we’re hopeful that once you see how much fun you have, you’ll want to join!
Questions? Contact: Susan Goodman
TGIF Tennis Social #6
We hope that you can join us for these very popular summertime Friday evenings at Davie tennis stadium!
· Tennis (social, rotating doubles) from 6-9 pm (4 games and a tie-breaker; change partners each time; let those on bye come in; no winner)
· Food (pizza and green salad) provided at 7:45pm (eat on the steps, bench, chair, or on the couch inside if the weather’s chilly)
· Fun – ping-pong, foosball, socializing, hanging out with friends, meeting new folks
Feel free to stay for all 3 hours, or come a little later or leave a little bit earlier – it’s a relaxed, do-as-you want Friday night!
The cost is only $15 per person, and this includes dinner. Or, if this is your first-ever MTA event (and you are not yet a member), please join us as our guest (free!) – we’re hopeful that once you see how much fun you have, you’ll want to join!
Questions? Contact: Susan Goodman